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New England Footwear Opening Factory Outlet
New England Footwear, makers of Go Lite Footwear and Z7 footwear, will hold a grand opening ceremony of its new factory outlet store at its new headquarters in a former mill building in Newmarket, NH from 4 to 7 p.m. on April 16…
Fox Racing Shox Parent To Raise $73.4M in Stock Sale
Compass Diversified Holdings, which owns Fox Racing Shox, said it expected to raise $73.4 milliion in stock sales expected to close Friday…
Nikwax Releases Updated CSR Report
Nikwax listed achieving ISO 14001 certification and being named one of the “Top 60 Green Companies in the U.K. as two of the more notable developments in an update to its Corporate Social Responsibility Report…
Dean Karnazes Becomes Ambassador for Dick’s SG’s Runners’ Month
Dick's Sporting Goods National Runners' Month named legendary running spokespersons Dean Karnazes and Bart Yasso as ambassadors to promote the company's major running initiative scheduled for May…
Outside Media to Handle PR for Suunto/Salomon
Outside Media has recently signed on as Suunto USA's Public Relations Agency of Record for 2010 as well as Salomon USA's Public Relations Agency of Record for 2010.
Ironman to Change Swimwear/Wetsuit Rules For 2011 Season
The World Triathlon Corporation announced it will be changing certain swimwear and wetsuit rules for all Ironman and Ironman 70.3 events starting in September of 2010…
Coleman Company Celebrates New Kansas DC
The Coleman Company, Inc. celebrated Friday the official opening of Coleman’s Distribution Center at Midwest Commerce Center which employs 260 in Gardner, Kan…
Calendar Shift, Warm Weather Provide Best March Comps Since ’99
A recovering job market and a prolonged foretaste of temperate weather contributed to record growth on the retail front for March, but the majority of the 9.3% improvement came as a result of a calendar shift that placed the Easter weekend within the five
Zumiez March Cops Surge 13.2%
Zumiez Inc. reported comps for the five-week March period ended April 3 increased 13.2% on net sales that increased 20.1% to approximately $35.8 million from $25.8 million im march last year…
Colorado Proposal May Open Some Roadless Areas
If approved by the federal government, a proposal submitted by Colorado Governor Bill Ritter to manage the state’s 4.2 million acres of roadless national forest would make it easier for ski areas to expand in those areas…
Collective Licensing Partners with MMA’s STRIKEFORCE
Collective Licensing International announced their brand partnership and master license agreement with world championship Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) promotion STRIKEFORCE…
ATK Acquires Blackhawk
Alliant Techsystems has acquired Blackhawk Industries Products Group Unlimited, LLC. ATK said the acquisition of Blackhawk, combined with the recent acquisition of Eagle Industries, strengthens ATK’s position in tactical accessories and equipment fo
Organizations Sign Memorandum with FWS
U.S. Fish Wildlife Service Acting Director Rowan Gould signed two Memoranda of Understandings on Monday, one with National Park Service Director Jon Jarvis, and another with the Bureau Land Management Deputy Director Mike Pool…
Target Reports March Comps Surge 10.3%
Target Corporation said net retail sales for the five weeks ended April 3, 2010 were $6,233 million, an increase of 12.5% from $5,543 million for the five weeks ended April 4, 2009. On this same basis, March comparable-store sales increased 10.3%…
BJ’s March Comps Rise 7.3% Excluding Gas Sales
BJ”s Wholesale Club, Inc. reported that sales for March 2010 increased by 15.7% to $1.0 billion from $870.3 million in March 2009. Excluding gasoline sales, merchandise comparable club sales increased by 7.3%, including a two-point bump from the shift in
